Purplish-mantled tanager

Iridosornis porphyrocephalus Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:purplish-mantled tanager (en); sanhaçu-de-barrete-azul (pt); tangara à cape bleue (fr); tangara capiazul (es); purpurmanteltangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found along the Pacific slopes of the Andes in western Colombia as far north as Chocó and south to north-western Ecuador. Also on the Central Andes of Colombia…

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Banded lapwing

Vanellus tricolor Photo by Bruce Thomson (Flickr) Common name:banded lapwing (en); abibe-tricolor (pt); vanneau tricolore (fr); avefría tricolor (es); schwarzbandkiebitz (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily CharadriidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of Australia, including Tasmania, only being absent from the northernmost parts of Queensand, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.Size:These birds are 25-29 cm long and have a…

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Brown-cheeked laughingthrush

Garrulax henrici Photo by Tang Jun (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:brown-cheeked laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-Henri (pt); garrulaxe de Henri (fr); charlatán de Henri (es); Prinzenhäherling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in the Himalayas, in southern Xizang, China, in south-eastern Tibet, and marginally in extreme north-eastern India.Size:These birds are 24,5-26 cm long and weigh 60-70 g.Habitat:The…

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Green hermit

Phaethornis guy Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name:green hermit (en); rabo-branco-verde (pt); ermite vert (fr); ermitaño verde (es); grüner schattenkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica, through Panama and Colombia, and into Ecuador and Peru. Also in western Venezuela, and in north-eastern Venezuela and the island of Trinidad.Size:These birds are…

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